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FDOT announces I-75 ramp/lane closures

By Staff | Apr 5, 2021

Motorists should expect the following ramp closures on I-75 at Colonial Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this week.

Motorists should expect the northbound off-ramp closed at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, weather permitting.

Motorists should expect the northbound off-ramp closed at Colonial Boulevard during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, to 5 a.m. Thursday, April 8, weather permitting.

Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on I-75 during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through the duration of construction.

Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) through the duration of the construction.

This work is being conducted as part of the I-75 at Colonial Boulevard Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) Project. Other improvements along Colonial Boulevard include a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of Six Mile Cypress Parkway/Ortiz Avenue and a Superstreet intersection at the Colonial Boulevard/Forum Boulevard intersection. I-75 will also be widened to provide an auxiliary lane in each direction from Colonial Boulevard to SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The off-ramps at Colonial Boulevard DDI and the northbound off-ramp at SR 82 will have emergency stopping sites. The expected completion date is mid-2024. The contractor is Ajax Paving Industries of Florida and the project cost is $52.7 million. For more details about the project,visit the project website at: http://www.swflroads.com/i75/atcolonialblvd/

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